Daily Republican., 1887-10-31
THE EREAKs or RIuH MEN.

b ,ss Winans, the Baltimore million.
sire, has tpsnt but little time in his
grand mansion at Baltimore sinos his
otlebratod litiRs'ion With the boarding
huo keeper In Nav York, who olaimsd
10 have married hiSi abroad when he
~a, . stuienta Oxford, England. Tue
pnrsdins Of those gushing love letters
dusfoa heir love escopade was q sad
hlow 70 Mrs. winans, and s,noe the
scandal hs has not appsstei 10 Balti.
y ore society. The family hiss spsnt
most of the ttms at tbs Winans' New
port villa
Fifty ysars $50 Thomas and Willissn
Winans, bfothsrs, we're uuprsteutious
civil an eneineers In Baltimore, making
AIR iisiss for young men In their pro
tessioo. Bat the Esrrov confines Of
that town cOnli not contain their bub
dog eoientiho genius. They rapidly
obtained celebrity "a railroad OF Rtneers.
Russia bad just besun - ag,iate the
railroad question. This Wlnans saw
there were miliiors IN 1t. OF they
started for K ASIA with their maps and
rssinss for lioes of rstlI DAD ACROSS the
great old oounJry Tho story OF how
they secured the a.eAt con rnct, ard by
Q sing e stroke lAd The waJ TO millions
upon millions Of wealth, will bear 70
eating
Altar all the en 7Ineers whom Cs =
N lchoias bud gathered about him In
consu !sAtiou had gtvsn their respsc; i've
~ nions ~ TO the cest practiosl rout' q
fjt IN. proptssd railroad, the CaW,
fused by tte many ideas aud pans
si sno.d, took up q ruler. aud draw.
t..x .Nrxl, ~ -
Russia from St. Petefsbu z 30 Moscow
h sVdeH IL 10 than rs the final foute oil
ihe line. IL WAS sD inpf rial IN anda;e
The Bussisl ehsi3tors were Frightened
out OF their eenI es Not one of then
cuu d Grasp 8, great su eneinserins
feat. Toe 0"stsoits In the way zee mo0
tnsurmountsbis o utr foreign eng.
| nsets ~Onld have MOI hing TO do With Il
Then he wipsns stepped in and fsrsd
| to take the contract
"Give 1t 80 the audacious Ameri-
cans" said the CsAr, stivuising 4
heavy forfeit. should they fail 10 ksey
| the contract. T, work they went and
suoct ssfu !jy CONSTRUCTED tho ROAD whici
was thea conside-.d q great engineer
ing feat Tas Wiosns brothers art
said 70 have cleared $50 COO OCO ON tbei
famous RussiAn railroad contrscts, fol
they Constructed several o.hor line
conuecdns with tie great national lin
to tns Russian capital. so pleased wa
the CzAs ~ the Resas work sucosesfull,
carried through By the anisclous'
Amer,oaus It 3At he decorated them Wit
ropAl Tsvots Th0mss Winsns. Will
rsilyoai bai!dius in Russis, fcuad tim
for love making with the daughter OF {
SHOP keeper In Meow 6hs died lssy
ing him t~o children, Roes Winans an
Celeste, the after now married to o
Eu z ishmsn IA tbs diplom attic service
Arter oOpstructiDg the Rues,an raj
rosdp, the WinsDs broths,s qois tus
ness. Willia'n msrrie1 An Eigtis
woman OF tie middle G ass, and took U
his home in Eng ard Thomas returDe
to this oountre and bon sht . block {
property ON West BAltiu ore street, th
prin o oipAl taorou Oh fare OF Blltimor'
Aud spsnt over mtlitoi on ma1nft
cent mansion surrounded By bsautift
gardens bIh tas brothers hal hot
biss William had nervous dread {
crossing ths OCEAN Hs has fregusutl
expressed y dssiro to visit the hOnns ,
his boy hood; hus OF America hs ssys:
Il will never 60 there until l cs
cross oo railroad. NJ oossn steame
for me"
In letter resp,ntiug to the invit
ton of 90 old BAiti more friend NJ
Winans wrote:
"I would not CROSS ths ocean for 81
100 900 cash.
The ship the brothers sailsl in wht
they frst went to Russia WAS near
wrecked, and William ever remember,
that terrible experisnce. Hs std oo
tinues to work on M odals OF Quser m
ohinery, having q hobby In thst lin
His income, according to his own +
turns, 10 about 50 9)0, 900 yesr Ne,
to tho L ,thohilds and tbs Duke OF Wes
minister he Is the richest man In k ]
land. He 10 chart able, and speut
money lavishly FL, hM . splend
residences In X ,nsington Gardens, ar
as an iilusl Ion OF his eocentrioity
may be stated thai wban hs finished b
grand house he had q $50. coo Axminst
carpet made from sp Gal designs 4
the drawing FOOD. Wnen 1t wAs In
hs was disappointed. 1t did not me
hts idea, 20 he ordered Anotaer fro
different desigus. When the seoor
carpet came the question arose as
what was TO be done with the fire
Mr.. Winans thought for moment
"Jnst put dowo the secoui ovsr Il
fiIst," be said, 30 oarpat No. 2 we
down over the frst. and thus 1t is tn
Mr.. William Winans has the most 3
peneivsly oArp ,tet room In all LjadoI
not excepting tht Q :een's Palace Mr.
william Winaus n2s nevor bsen
society woman. She prs'eis to live
ths,r oossy homs at Brigh'ou rath
than the costly London establishment
or their OF tate In Scotland. Mr.. Wi
ans Is very fond OF musio and he don
mind pay Ing for it. Patti on one occ
sion gave . parlor' concert ct his l.,
, don home for which she alone was pa
EGO. The Winaus in EoglaHd II
nks the @ Iasn. William Winans' ty
sons, Waiter and Louis, are we'll sd
GATED, sensible young men. Walter,t
| cider, married against his father
wishes, but the couple have long sin
been forgiven.
The old nsu particularly want b
sons TO marry titles. They had sever
opportunities Of wedding tbs ug
dsughtsrs of lords, but declined, pE
ferrIDR the fun of bschelorhood. Th'
are fond Of sport. and thir great de-
| forest has gair ed thsm unenviable moi
liety through the Engl press. II
Wholesale slaughter Of deer In the
10. ests is shameful an does net deser
the name Of sport. Besides the resul
essa bli.hmens maintained ut shis II
III Jus shooting bUx," there arc slx
I 4, II. ~ -xft - nd IN